Chapter 799 Beyond the limitations of the times

Author: Yan Yu Mang Cang Cang

The problem Li Ru encountered was actually the problem of insufficient fuel.

Originally there were not so many people in Guanzhong.

With Dong Zhuo's move of the capital, and later the reception of refugees in various aspects.

Now, the number of people here in Guanzhong has more than doubled compared to before.

Then the food and drink expenses and so on all of a sudden went up.

Guanzhong has certainly been well developed.

But the basic needs for food, clothing, housing and transportation have also increased a lot.

In addition, the living standards of people under Hua Xiong's rule have been significantly improved compared to before.

Hua Xiong really treated the people under his rule as human beings.

Under such circumstances, living conditions will naturally improve.

As living conditions improve, it also means that the demand for various living materials has also begun to increase exponentially.

Now, on average, one person consumes more living materials than two or even three people at the beginning.

Under such circumstances, the demand for materials will naturally increase sharply.

There is no shortage of food, and the main land in Guanzhong has been developed.

In addition, there are many water canals, which can ensure harvests during droughts and floods.

There are also some planting methods promoted by Huaxiong, and many of the increases in grain production can fully keep up with people's needs.

And not to mention, Hua Xiong is also a good bargainer.

I can often get a lot of food from other places to subsidize my family.

Under this situation, there is no such thing as a food shortage.

The main problem with what Li Ru said is that there is not enough wood.

Not to mention anything else, so many people consume only two meals a day, and the amount of fuel consumed in the whole day has reached an astonishing amount.

Not to mention that it's freezing cold now, and many people need to light fires to keep warm.

This further increases fuel consumption

Due to the entry of many people in Guanzhong and the rapid recovery of production and life.

There are so many people who need to build houses, and the demand for wood is also huge.

All these things combined created an important dilemma: not enough wood.

By now, the mountains in many places have been cut to a point of becoming bald.

If this continues, burning firewood will become a big problem.

Although Li Ru thought of some ways to deal with this, the methods he thought of only addressed the symptoms but not the root cause.

It's nothing more than restricting some people from using wood and the like.

But this approach is not good and has little effect.

It's just a drop in the bucket.

More importantly, this kind of behavior can easily conflict with the actual needs of many people in Guanzhong.

It can easily cause dissatisfaction among many people and bring a lot of inconvenience to the lives of many people.

Li Ru has discovered this matter for some time.

We have been working on the solution these days, so we don’t want to trouble Hua Xiong.

After realizing that he couldn't handle it in the end, he decided to tell Hua Xiong.

Let Hua Xiong see if there is any way to solve this problem.

After all, in his opinion, the lord of his family is really talented!

He has a good way of doing many things and can often turn the impossible into possible.

He has seen it many times over the years.

Therefore, he developed the habit of asking his lord Hua Xiong for solutions when encountering difficulties that could not be solved.

Hua Xiong had been fighting at the front, and Li Ru didn't want Hua Xiong to be distracted.

Therefore, he did not inform about this matter.

After all, in the short term, the impact of this matter is not too serious.

Compared with the previous battle, it can still be delayed a bit.

Now that Hua Xiong is back, the battle ahead has come to an end.

Then he could report the matter to Hua Xiong.

Li Ru has always been able to clearly distinguish the priorities of things.

Hearing Li Ru's words, Hua Xiong nodded, indicating that he understood.

This matter is indeed a big deal.

As the saying goes, people's livelihood is more important than heaven. If we don't solve it, there will definitely be trouble.

And Li Ru's thinking was also very good.

Under such circumstances, we cannot just cut down the forests blindly.

The rate of consumption cannot keep up with the rate of growth.

This will inevitably cause significant soil erosion.

In this way, the impact is in all aspects.

From now on, the ecology here in Guanzhong will be severely damaged.

The land will also become barren, and rivers and the like will become more prone to flooding, causing large amounts of sediment.

However, this matter is not particularly difficult for Hua Xiong to solve.

After all, he came from a later generation and had a vision that transcended the limitations of this era.

After listening to Li Ru's words, Hua Xiong nodded.

Soon I had an idea in my mind.

He looked at Li Ru and said:

"Mr. Wen Xian, I know about this matter and already have a corresponding solution."

Li Ru next to him was shocked when he heard Hua Xiong's words.

Looking up at Hua Xiong, he looked incredible.

I have been worried about this for a long time and feel that this is a difficult problem to solve.

As a result, he told the problem to his lord, and the lord said that he already had a solution.

This...is this true?

Lord, can you stop being so fast!

Li Ru, a smart man, was shocked by the speed Hua Xiong showed now.

If he didn't have a deeper understanding of Hua Xiong.

I know that my master will never lie about something like this.

He said there is a way, and there is definitely a feasible way.

You will definitely suspect that Hua Xiong is joking and teasing him at this time.

Compared with his own lord, he looks like his own lord, more like a counselor than himself.

"My lord, what is the method you are talking about? I would like to hear the details."

After being shocked, Li Ru looked at Hua Xiong eagerly and asked.

He was really curious about the method Hua Xiong said.

After all, he had been troubled by it for a long time.

Moreover, many people were summoned to discuss this matter, but there was no good solution.

As a result, as soon as Hua Xiong heard this, he said that he had a solution.

This made Li Ru curious.

What good way can Hua Xiong come up with to break the situation?

Hua Xiong’s:

"Wen Yi students can burn many things, not just wood."

Li Ru nodded, he naturally knew this.

But here in Guanzhong, there are also a lot of livestock to feed, and straw and the like are needed to feed the livestock at home.

In addition, the number of farms in Guanzhong is constantly increasing.

Many originally wasteland have been turned into fields for cultivation.

Originally, we could harvest some dead grass and the like on the barren land and use it as firewood.

But now that there is no wasteland, there is no way to harvest it.

Moreover, there is no need for my lord Hua Xiong to tell me that these many people themselves are using straw, dry grass and the like as firewood.

If this was the idea, it was basically in vain.

Hua Xiong said:

"I'm talking about another material, this material is called coal.

A black stone.

This thing is buried underground. If we can find coal, then the fuel problem in the entire Guanzhong area will definitely no longer be a problem."

Hua Xiong looked at Li Ru and gave his opinion.

That's right, the solution Hua Xiong wants is something like coal.

How useful coal is and how useful it can be.

Hua Xiong, who came from later generations, naturally knew it very clearly.

Before natural gas, coal gas and the like were developed and used on a large scale.

Coal is an excellent fuel.

At the same time, it is also the least difficult to develop and use.

In this day and age, it is completely usable.

After hearing what Hua Xiong said, Li Ru looked at Hua Xiong and said:

"The thing my lord is talking about is charcoal?"

Hua Xiong nodded and said:

"Exactly this kind of thing."

Li Ru said with a troubled expression:

"My lord, this kind of burning stone, I have heard someone tell me before that it might be possible to use it as fuel.

But...but this thing can't be used."

Hua Xiong was a little curious when he heard this.

“Why can’t this be used?

But when the coal burns, it will produce an extremely unpleasant smell, which makes people feel uncomfortable?"

Li Ru shook his head and said:

"That's not the case. I can tolerate the smell, and many people don't pay that much attention.

This is mainly...mainly because I heard that this stuff is poisonous.

In the past, where there was coal, some people used it as firewood.

As a result, more than a dozen people died, including two families...

That stone carbon is poisonous, and everyone's color changes when they talk about it.

For those who died using charcoal, the grass on their graves has grown so much now that their bones and residue are probably rotten."

Li Ru looked at Hua Xiong and told him the news he had received.

Before Hua Xiong, Li Ru also actively considered trying to use other things as fuel to replace wood and other things.

But the end result is that there is simply nothing suitable to use.

Charcoal also came into his eyes, but it was too dangerous, so Li Ru quickly gave up.

Compared with the lack of some firewood, it is better not to use the charcoal that can directly poison people to death.

After all, if you lack a little firewood, you will die.

If you use this thing, you may actually die.

There is also coal here in Guanzhong, which is not too scarce.

More importantly, Hua Xiong has now captured Bingzhou.

Over there in Bingzhou, the coal reserves are completely gone.

Taiyuan County falls within the scope of Bingzhou, which is a famous coal-producing area in the future.

Moreover, there are now high-quality open-pit coal mines.

You can get a lot of coal without spending much effort at all.

Before Hua Xiong, he only focused on doing other things.

Moreover, fuel has never been considered and there has never been a shortage.

Now that he discovered the problem, he suddenly thought that there was a lot of coal lying unused here.

As for what Li Ru said about coal poisoning people, Hua Xiong didn't take it to heart.

As a person from later generations, he naturally knows very well what Li Ru said about coal burning and poisoning people to death?

Now he looked at Li Ru and said:

"Student Wen Xian, don't worry.

The problem that burning coal can kill people is easy to solve.
Chapter completed!